Paper receptacle



Sept. 4, 1951 D. E. GILLESPIE PAPER RECEPTACLE Filed Nov. 19, 1946 ...Si55 llllll... Il

Patented Sept. 4, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE PAPER RECEPTACLEDwight E. Gillespie, Toledo, Ohio, assigner to Owens-Illinois GlassCompany, a corporation of Ohio My invention relates to receptacles madeof paper or other foldable sheet material adapted for use as containersfor either liquids or dry material in powdered, granulated or comminutedform. In its preferred form, the container is made from a one-pieceblank of sheet material.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel and practical form ofcontainer having a hinged or movable top panel carrying a sanitarypouring spout with' a pour opening which is closed and sealed when thetop panel is in its lowered position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel means forming aninterlocking connection between the swinging top panel and the containerbody. By this means, the height to which the top may be raised. isgoverned and limited.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred formof the invention:

Fig. 1 is a view of a one-piece nat blank of sheet material adapted tobe folded for forming the container;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the container with the top panel in itslifted position to expose the pour opening;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view at th line 3--3 on Fig. 2, on anenlarged scale; l

Fig. 4 is a. view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the top panel in itslower position for closing and sealing the pour opening; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view at the line 5-5 on Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 1, the iiat blank of .paper or other sheet material isprovided with fold lines indicated on the drawing by dotted or brokenlines, at which the blank is adapted to be folded for completing thecontainer. The fold lines may consist of weakened lines, scores,creases, perforations or other means defining the lines along which theblank is folded. These include parallel fold lines 1, 8, 8, I extendingfrom the top to the bottom of the blank and at which the blank is foldedto form the rectangular, tubular body of the container comprising a,front panel' I I, side panelsv I2 and I3 and a rear panel I4. A narrowstrip I adjoining the panel II along the fold line 1 provides a sideseam flap which, when the container is folded, isadhered to the panel I3by glue or other adhesive. A horizontal fold line I6 at the lower 'endof the side panels, defines the bottom edges of the container, the blankbeing extended below said line 2 to provide bottom flaps or panels whichare folded inwardly and adhered together by glue or cement to form thebottom of the container.

The blank is extended above the front panel II to form an integral tabI1 connected to the panel along a horizontal fold line I8 which dennesthe upper edge of the panel, said tab being folded downwardly andinwardly as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, for a purpose hereinafter described.

A rectangular top panel 20 is defined by fold lines 2I, 22, 23, 24, thelines 23 and 24 being extensions respectively, of the fold lines 9 and IIl and the line 2I defining the adjoining edges of the top and rearpanels 20 and I4. The top panel 20 is formed with, or has connectedthereto along the fold lines 23v and 24, wings 25 which in the formedcontainer are folded downward between the side panels .I2 and I3 andbear with a resilient pressure against the inner surfaces of saidpanels. The blank is formed with slits 26 which separate the wings 25from the top edges of the side panels and permit said wings to befolded.

The blank is extended upwardly beyon'd the fold line 22 to provide aiiap 21 which in the formed container is folded downward and serves as apouring spout and is provided with a pour opening 28. The flap 21 isextended to provide a tab 29 which folds upwardly and outwardly alongthe fold line 30.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 which illustrate the completed container withthe pour spout in open position, it will be seen that the top panel 2which hinges at the line 2|, is inclined upwardly to expose the pouropening 28. The wings 25 extend downwardly between the side panels andbear against the inner surfaces ofl said panels while the spout flap 21extends downwardly behind the front panel II. The up-turned tab 29 onthe spout flap 21 extends upwardly between the front panel II and thedown-turnedtab I1. The top panel is thus hooked to or interlocked withthe front panel.

The interlocking tabs I1 and 29 govern the height to which the top panelmay be lifted. and prevent it from being raised above the normal openposition shown in Fig. 3 in which the pour opening 28 is fully exposedto permit the dispensing of the contents of the container. The

aromi? pieces folding inwardly when the blank is folded, in the form offan folds (Fig. These serve to seal the corners uniting the wings andflap 21 and also serve to apply outward pressure both to the top flap 21and the wings 25 and thus assist in sealing the container top and body.When the top panel 20 is in its downward position, it is ush with thetop edges of the container body, the spout ap 21 being entirelyconcealed and positioned within the outline of the container. Thissimplifies storage problems as compared with constructions havingexposed or protruding spouts, and requires a minimum amount of storagespace. The spout surface surrounding the pour opening is also coveredand thereby protects the contents of the container against dust andother contaminating material.

The side panels l2 and I3 are formed with thumb and nger recesses 32which. in the 'closed container, expose areas of the wings 25. Thisinsures a good grip of the top at said .areas for opening the spout. l

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of myinvention.

I claim:

1. A receptacle formed of foldable sheet material comprising a tubularbody, a top hinged at its rear edge to said body, and a spout apdepending from the front edge of said top and formed with a pouropening, said top being movable upward about its hinge from a closedposition in which the pour opening is below the rim of the said body, toa lifted position in which the pour opening is exposed, said spout flapand receptacle body being formed with interlocking tabs by which theupward movement of the cover section is limited, said interlocking tabsincluding an up-turned tab comprising an up-turned lower end portion ofthe depending spout ap positioned below the spout opening. and adownturned tab extending downwardly from the upper edge of the frontwall of the receptacle behind the up-turned tab in position to cover thepour opening while the vsaid top is in closed position, the upper edgeof the up-turned tab being spaced below the upper edge of said frontwall and the lower edge of the down-turned flap being spaced above thelower edge of said ap and up-turned tab, thereby permitting saidup-and-down movement of said top, said tabs being free for relativeup-and-down movement in sliding contact with each other and in slidingoverlapped relation throughout the movement of the top from its closedposition to its said lifted position.

2. A receptacle formed from a blank of foldable sheet material,comprising a tubular body including front. side and rear panels. a toppanel hinged to the rear panel for up-and-down swinging movement, wingsdepending from the side edges of the top panel and lying against theinner faces of the side panels. and a spout flap depending from thefront edge of the top panel and extending downward behind the front bodypanel, said ap having an end portion up-turned to form a locking tab,the front panel of said body having a down-turned tab interlocking withsaid up-turned tab and thereby limiting the upward movement of the toppanel. said tabs being in overlapping sliding contact throughout thesaid up-and-down movement of the top panel, said flap being formed witha pour opening in position to be exposed whenthe toppanel is swungupward and closed when the top is swung downward.

3. A receptacle formed of sheet material and comprising a body having afront panel, a top panel having a flap depending therefrom behind saidfront panel, the lower portion of the ap being up-turned and forming alocking tab upturned in position to lie against the inner surface ofsaid front panel, said ap having a pour lopening above said tab, saidtop being movable of the top panel.

DWIGHT E. GILLESPIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the flle ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,073,103 Dreux Sept. 16, 19131,951,204 Purdum Mar. 13, 1934A 2,228,604 Luce Jan. 14. 1941 2,377,471Williamson June 5, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 94,989Sweden Mar. 8, 1939

